Étienne Mignot de Montigny


Étienne Mignot de Montigny was a French engineer and geographer.
In the 1730s, he conducted research of textile industries in England, Switzerland and France. Subsequently, he was named a commissioner of the Ministry of Commerce. He was responsible for making improvements to industry and commerce through the application of new inventions and machinery. From 1758 to 1782 he was a member of the Académie Royale des Sciences. He was also an associate of the Prussian Academy of Sciences.
With César-François Cassini de Thury and Charles Étienne Louis Camus, he published the Carte de la France.

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